stoicism

stoicism
[ˈstəʊɪsɪz(ə)m]
noun
[mass noun]
  1. the endurance of pain or hardship without the display of feelings and without complaint
    忍受,忍耐
  2. (Stoicism)an ancient Greek school of philosophy founded at Athens by Zeno of Citium. The school taught that virtue, the highest good, is based on knowledge; the wise live in harmony with the divine Reason (also identified with Fate and Providence) that governs nature, and are indifferent to the vicissitudes of fortune and to pleasure and pain
    斯多葛哲学(古希腊哲学学派,由基蒂翁的芝诺创立于雅典;该学派认为美德、至善的基础是知识;智者与神圣的理性[亦即命运和上帝]和睦共处,神圣的理性支配自然,而且对财富的变化、快乐和痛苦漠不关心)
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